Detroit 2016: ‘When They, When You’ by Athenkosi
What do you do when they close your eyes when you want to see? When they close the door because…
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Detroit 2016: ‘Let Freedom Ring’ by Joelle
My dear global brothers and sisters, “Let freedom ring! Let freedom ring!” As said by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr….
Read MoreA Sparkle of Breaking Walls 2016 Detroit: ‘In my Neighborhood’ by Zaria, Nuria and Celynah
In my neighborhood In my neighborhood I see children of the same culture playing around in the yards and having…
Read More2016 Global Youth Rising Young Peace Makers Forum
“This past summer of 2016, I got this amazing opportunity to travel to Romania for a peace education workshop called…
Read MoreThe General Assembly High Forum on the Culture of Peace
Brooklyn artist, Jabari Ashe, accepting an award on behalf breaking walls at the General Assembly High Forum on the Culture of Peace, September 9, 2014. The inscription reads: "For breaking walls for their dedication to the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace" Global Walk. Our sincerest thanks to Reverend…
Reflections from breaking walls 2014 Cape Town
Martha Crowe, 2012 Berlin and 2014 Cape Town artist “It's been almost two weeks from the end of our breaking walls Cape Town 2014 initiative at the time of writing this. Yet a part of me still can't quite bear to admit that it's over. After joining breaking walls as…
Reflections from breaking walls 2014 Cape Town
Jihad Radi, Bethlehem artist “breaking walls was my first time in South Africa - Cape Town. It was wonderful, I can not describe breaking walls with words. I met people became my family, my brothers and sisters; and, there was one mother who embraced everyone, Fran. “We woke up in…
Reflections from breaking walls 2014 Cape Town
Jabari Ashe: Brooklyn artist "My breaking walls experience in Cape Town, South Africa was a once in a lifetime experience. It is hard to come across an opportunity like this, but Fran Tarr made it all possible. From the adults to the children everyone had a great time. We learned…
Reflections from breaking walls 2014 Cape Town
By Cape Town artist: Indiphile “It was a nice experience to be part of breaking walls. I had so much fun and learned different things from the Ambassadors, Director Chivonne and my loving artists. “I learned about our backgrounds and communities and how it is in the other countries. We…
Upcoming Opportunity to Learn More . . .
Our Brooklyn artist, Jabari, did another amazing job being interviewed by BlogRadio. Here is the info to listen to his inspiring words: Next Week On Insight Into Healing: Part 2 of My 3 Part Series: International Day of Peace: Breaking Walls: With Fran Tarr and Jabari Ashe: Monday at 6pmEST…
Our 2014 Community
Fran Tarr, our director/founder, believes this photo of Mahmoud, Siybulela, Ojo, Musa and Martha sums up the unity and creative spirit of breaking walls.
Our breaking walls 2014 Album
Nine-days of beautiful scenery, sunshine, writing from our deepest inner feelings, rehearsal and performing an amazing theater piece "Under the Rainbow: A Village Called breaking walls", and of course making friends with young men & women from diverse cultural backgrounds!!
Under the Rainbow: A Village Called breaking walls
Today we are sharing a glimpse into our 2014 Cape Town culminating performance at Erina Hall on August 16. Our performance "Under the Rainbow: A Village Called breaking walls" illustrates the power of words and theater. https:////www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9PlZX6Qex8